Northern California Coast Ranges

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geologic region mountain range system

The Northern California Coast Ranges are a series of rugged, forested mountain ranges running parallel to the Pacific coast in northern California, known for their complex geology, biodiversity, and volcanic features.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
California Coast Ranges 8
Coast Ranges of California 2
California Coast Ranges (broad classification) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic region ⓘ
mountain range system ⓘ
biodiversityHotspot yes ⓘ
boundedBy Central Valley of California to the east ⓘ
Pacific Ocean to the west ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
coastal marine influence ⓘ
contains Clear Lake volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ
Diablo Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
Douglas-fir forests ⓘ
Geysers geothermal field NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
Klamath Mountains foothills ⓘ
Mayacamas Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mendocino Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Redwood forests ⓘ
Sonoma Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vaca Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
chaparral ecosystems ⓘ
oak woodlands ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Jackson Demonstration State Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Range National Conservation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mendocino National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Redwood National and State Parks (southern portions) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
ecoregion Northern California coastal forests NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsParallelTo Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedBy subduction-related processes ⓘ
geologicFeatures accretionary complex ⓘ
folds and thrust faults ⓘ
serpentine outcrops ⓘ
geology complex ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Linn NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPointElevation_m 2459 ⓘ
humanUse outdoor recreation ⓘ
timber production ⓘ
wine grape cultivation ⓘ
knownFor dense forests ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
rugged topography ⓘ
volcanic features ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Northern California ⓘ
majorRiverSystems Eel River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russian River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacramento River tributaries ⓘ
orientation northwest–southeast ⓘ
partOf California Coast Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ
transform plate boundary ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Russian River (California) → basinLocatedIn → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
Franciscan Complex rocks → exposedIn → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
Cache Creek → flowsThrough → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges
Cobb Mountain → isRegionalLandmarkOf → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
Mendocino National Forest → locatedIn → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges
San Antonio River → locatedIn → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
subject surface form: San Antonio River (California)
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges
San Juan Bautista, California → locatedIn → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges
Stony Creek → locatedIn → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges
Buri Buri Ridge → partOf → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coast Ranges of California
Clear Lake region → partOf → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges
Clear Lake volcanic field → partOf → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges
Eel River Basin → partOf → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
Mountains of Northern California → partOf → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coast Ranges of California
Tomales Point → partOf → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges region
Trinity Alps → partOf → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges (broad classification)
San Antonio River → region → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
subject surface form: San Antonio River (California)
this entity surface form: Coast Range region of California
Putah Creek → sourceLocation → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coast Range, Northern California
Pomoan languages → traditionalRegion → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Coast Ranges of California
California State Route 299 → traverses → Northern California Coast Ranges ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Coast Ranges